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About Ranikpur Village

Ranikpur is a large village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,420, made up of 1,743 males and 1,677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.73 hectares hectares.

Ranikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranikpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Milkipur
Area (hectares) 324.73 hectares
Population 3,420
Male Population 1,743
Female Population 1,677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ranikpur compares

By the 2011 count Ranikpur is the 29th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 324.73 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Ranikpur

Ranikpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ranikpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranikpur from other places

Ranikpur lies about 50 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Waris Ganj Halt, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ranikpur
Nearest railway station Waris Ganj Halt 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Milkipur 20 km
Nearest town Jais 36 km
District headquarters Faizabad 50 km

Villages closest to Ranikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Milkipur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ranikpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranikpur village had a population of 3,420. That makes it the 29th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Ranikpur village has 1,743 males and 1,677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranikpur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Ranikpur covers 324.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ranikpur falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ranikpur is Waris Ganj Halt, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ranikpur.

Ranikpur is about 50 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranikpur is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Waris Ganj Halt is about 13 km away. Milkipur is about 20 km away. Jais is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadse Pur (under 2 km), Deogaon (1.7 km) and Palpur (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ranikpur today is likely to be higher.

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